GK Questions and Answers on Arts & Culture: Set 4

In this article jagranjosh.com is presenting you a set of 10 multiple choice questions with answers based on the arts and culture of India. These questions are very useful for the exams like IAS, PSC, SSC, CDS, Railways and all other competitive exams.

1. Which of the following dance is not related to Uttar Pradesh?

(a) Jatra

(b) Jhora

(c) Kajri

(d) Nautanki

Ans. a

2. “Sattriya” a dance is related…………… to.

(a) Punjab

(b) Assam

(c) Bihar

(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Ans. b

3. Which of the following is not a Sitar player?

(a) Pt. Ravi Shankar

(b) Vilayat khan

(c) Devbrat chaudhary

(d) Ustad Binda khan

Ans. d

4. Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma plays…….instrument.

(a) Sarangi

(b) Santoor

(c) Violin

(d) Flute

Ans. b

5. Which of the following is not matched correctly?

(a) Flute: Pannalal Ghosh

(b) Sarangi: Ustad Binda Khan

(c) Shehnai: Ali Akbar Khan

(d) Tabla: Zakir Hussain

Ans. c

6. Mandolin is played by………..

(a) V. Srinivas

(b) Haridas swami

(c) S. Balachandran

(d) L. Subramaniam

ANS. a

7. Which of the following did not won Bharat Ratna Award?

(a) M.S. Subbulakshmi

(b) Hari Prasad chaurasiya

(c) Bhimsen joshi

(d) Bismillah khan

Ans. b

8. Where is headquarter of Lalit Kala Akademi?

(a) Lucknow

(b) Mumbai

(c) Delhi

(d) Karnataka

Ans. c

9. Which of the following statement is true about National School of Drama?

i. It was set up by the Sangeet Natak Academy.

ii. It was set up in 1959

iii. It is an autonomous institute

iv. It is financed by ministry of culture.

(a) Only I, ii are true

(b) Only iii, iv are true

(c) Only I,iii and iv are tue

(d) All are true

Ans. d

10. Which of the following is different from the group?

(a) Hari Prasad chaurasiya

(b) T.R. mahalingam

(c) Hari das swami

(d) Panna lal Ghosh

Ans. c